Quit Otr After 7 Months

I'm not the type to complain at a system that is failing when there's an option to suk it up or quit. Suked it up for a while.... Then quit. O tried asking about a raise for 6 weeks. Talked to the general manager and was told talk to dbl....talked to dbl and was told to talk to general manager...y would I want to try another division in the same company. That's close to the definition of insanity.

Daniel, for the life of me I can't tell what really happened here, but I do know enough about how things work in this industry to confidently say that you just did not know how to get things working in your direction, even if there were issues like you are claiming with managerial problems. I'm more willing to think that it is close to the definition of insanity for a new driver who didn't make it to claim it was all because one of the largest and most successful trucking companies around doesn't seem to know what they are doing. There are a lot of issues that new drivers have to learn to deal with, but asking for raises when you are barely getting anything done is definitely not the way to go about improving your paychecks.

was all because one of the largest and most successful trucking companies around doesn't seem to know what they are doing.

That's a good point. I'm too confused i'm out of here.

Of course I agree wholeheartedly with Old School and G-Town about all of this. This is a performance-based industry. There's no such thing as a company that a solid driver can't make a good living at. A company wouldn't survive if it wasn't using its fleet efficiently.

Went through 4 months of averaging 1000 miles a week.

I drove for 15 years and never once ever did I have a week where I was available for 7 days and didn't get 2,000+ miles. And I can say with full confidence I never once had a 1,000 mile week when I was available to drive. I averaged about 3,000 miles most weeks. Even when I drove regional and I was home every weekend I averaged 2,500 miles per week and I was only driving 5 days and even had to unload my own trucks! I was with the Dollar Tree account at US Xpress at the time.

If a driver goes long periods of time without getting good miles then that driver isn't doing something right. Simple as that. Every company goes through slow times once in awhile and that can last for a few weeks or even a month or more. But the idea that you averaged 1,000 miles a week for 4 months??? I've never heard of such a thing to be honest with ya. Never once.

Schneider is absolutely one of the largest and most successful companies in the nation with solid finances, solid pay, and fantastic equipment. If you can't make it there, you can't make it anywhere. They have all sorts of different divisions hauling all kinds of different freight. There's opportunities for everyone there. You just have to find the one that works for you and go out there and make it happen.

I'm not the type to complain at a system that is failing when there's an option to suk it up or quit. Suked it up for a while.... Then quit. O tried asking about a raise for 6 weeks. Talked to the general manager and was told talk to dbl....talked to dbl and was told to talk to general manager...y would I want to try another division in the same company. That's close to the definition of insanity.

Daniel, for the life of me I can't tell what really happened here, but I do know enough about how things work in this industry to confidently say that you just did not know how to get things working in your direction, even if there were issues like you are claiming with managerial problems. I'm more willing to think that it is close to the definition of insanity for a new driver who didn't make it to claim it was all because one of the largest and most successful trucking companies around doesn't seem to know what they are doing. There are a lot of issues that new drivers have to learn to deal with, but asking for raises when you are barely getting anything done is definitely not the way to go about improving your paychecks.

You made some good points. But is not ALWAYS the drivers fault. No company is infallible, because at every level, a human is working, and no one is perfect. Just because you had success at a company that has a well deserved reputation, doesn't mean every one can be "as good as you." Really good drivers can fall through the cracks sometimes. That just means they will fit better somewhere else. Stop pointing fingers, because 3 of them are always pointing back at you.

There are a lot of issues that new drivers have to learn to deal with, but asking for raises when you are barely getting anything done is definitely not the way to go about improving your paychecks.

I completely missed that the first time through. Indeed it does sound quite odd that you weren't getting any miles and you were still fairly new to the company but you were asking for a raise? The company has a schedule for giving raises. Many of them even post them on their websites. Asking for a raise when you're doing one or two days worth of work a week doesn't make sense.

Unfortunately there's more to this story that we're being told. We're told this is a story about a nice guy who's ready and willing to work hard, able to get along with people, making deliveries safely and on time, and overall doing a great job but for no reason anyone can discern whatsoever the company simply wouldn't give him an opportunity to turn decent miles.

When you've been in this industry a long time and you know how everything works it isn't difficult to see when you're not being given the whole story. I'm afraid this is one of those cases.

Danielsahn, the only finger pointing you'll ever find me doing in here is pointing the way to success.

Really good drivers can fall through the cracks sometimes

For 7 months???? I don't agree at all.

I was a good driver my whole career and I turned great miles in every truck I drove for every company I drove for. If I wasn't getting good miles I made phone calls and talked around until I found the problem and solved it. Simple as that.

A company wouldn't exist if they didn't have the miles available to use their fleet efficiently. There isn't a good driver in this nation turning 1,000 miles a week for 4 months at a time. Like I said, that never happened to me once in 15 years.

Brett, and OS,

It is possible that Dan could very well be a good driver, that unfortunately fell through the cracks, in a division that is already over staffed with drivers for the actual workload. He was probably only asking for a raise, because he was at his wits end, and grasping for solutions to his dilemma. Like I stated earlier, No company is infallible, and it is not alwaysjust the drivers fault. It can be a combination of all the above, and sometimes, god forbid, the company messed up.

Really good drivers can fall through the cracks sometimes

For 7 months???? I don't agree at all.

I was a good driver my whole career and I turned great miles in every truck I drove for every company I drove for. If I wasn't getting good miles I made phone calls and talked around until I found the problem and solved it. Simple as that.

A company wouldn't exist if they didn't have the miles available to use their fleet efficiently. There isn't a good driver in this nation turning 1,000 miles a week for 4 months at a time. Like I said, that never happened to me once in 15 years.

If you look back, it was not the entire 7 months. He did GOOD the first few months. He was with them for 7 months.

and sometimes, god forbid, the company messed up

For seven months???? You really think they just accidentally didn't give him any miles all the time and didn't notice?